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Read thisbookcarefuUy.

It is designed to helpyou operate
and maintain your new refrigerator
properly.

Keep it handyforanswersto your
questions.

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Seridnuinbw’s.

You’iifind them on a iabeiat the
bottom, just inside the fresh food
compartment door,

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These numbws are aisoon the
ConsumerProduct Ownership

Registration card that came with

your refrigerator. Before sending

in this card, pleasewrite these
numbershere:

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Model Number

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Serial Number

Usethese numbers in any
correspondence or service calis
concerning your refrigerator.

if you received a chmged
refrigerator, immediately contact
the deaier (or buiider) that soid YOII
the refriueratorl

Savetime andmoney.
Before you CM for service, check
the i%biem Solver on pages 10
through 12. it iists minor causesof
operating problems that you cam –
correct yourseif. it couid save
you an unnecessaryservice cali.

~ Location of your refrigerator is

important. Avoid iocatifig it next to
your range, a heating vent or where
sun wiii shine directiy cmit.

~ Don’t open doors more often
than necessary.

~ Close the doors as soon as
possibie, particularly in hot, humid

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~ Be sure the doors are cicxwd
tightiy. Before ieaving the house or
retiring for the night, check to be
sure doors haven’t been ieft ajar
inadvwtentiy.

@Store oniy those foods requiring
refrigeration in your refrigerator.

@Wipe aii moisture from bottles

and cartons before putting tl<x377in
ti?e refrigerator.

~ Keep difoods covered to
reduce moisture buiid-up inside
the refrigerator.

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Ifyou turn controls to coldest

position for quick chi!iing or +hxx33­ing, be sure to turn ttx?m back to
regular settings.

The power cord of this appliance
is equipped with a three-prong
(grounding) plug which mates with

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. standard three-prong (grounding

%3E+JIreceptacle (Fig. 1)to minimize

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~~!j%?tpcxssibility of electric shock

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PREFERRED

METHOD

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liiSIMEPROPER
GROUNDEXIS7”S
BEFOREUSE

Have the wall receptacle and

circuit checked by a qualified

electricianto make sure the

receptacle is properly gt-ounded.

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Where a standard two-prong wail

receptacle isencountered, it isthe
personal responsibility and obli-

gation of the customer to have it

replaced with a properly grounded

three-prong wall receptacle.

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Part No. 467722P07

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useof plug

Elecauseofpotential safetyhazards

undercertain conditions, westrongly
recommendagainstuseofanadapter
plug. However,ifyou still electto use

anadaptefiwhere localcodespermit,
aTEMP0FMFWCOblhHYi10F4 may
bernadetoa properly grounded

two-prong wall receptacle byuse of
aIL_iiste~adapter (Fig. 2)a~aiiabie
at most iocai hardware stores.

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Theiargersiot intheadaptermust be
aiigned with the iargersiot inthe waii
~eceptacieto provide proper poiarity

inthe connection of the powercord.

Attaching adapter
ground terrninai to waii receptacle
cover screw does not ground the

appliance uniess cover screw is
metai, and not insuiated, and waii
receptacle is grounded through

house wiring. Customer shouid
havethe circuit checked bya quai­ified electrician to make sure the

receptacle is properly grounded.

the
cord from the always 190ici
the adapter with one hand. If this
is not done, the adapter ground

terminai is very iikeiy to break
vvithrepeated use.

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Becauseof potentiai safetyhazards
undercwtain conditions,westrongiy

recommend againstthe useof an
extension cord. t-iowever,if youstiii
eiect to usean extensioncord, it is
absolutely necessarythat it be aUL
iisted %wire grounding type appli-

ance extension

cordand that the

current carrying ratingofthe cordbe
15amperesminimum. Such exten­sion cords are obtainable through

your iocai service organization.

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be MO

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(115voit, 60 Hertz, or 100voit,
50 Hertz, singie phaseAC).

This is recommended for best
performance and to prevent over­loading housewiring circuits,

which couid cause apossibie fire

hazardfrom overheating wires.

Do rid hsta$i H3ff’igw’akwwhere

wingo belowNYv=.

because it wiii not run often enough
to maintain proper temperatures.

Do ‘iton a enough

to afully loaded
Aiso see Energy-Saving Tips

regarding iocatkm.

for the icxwnakerfrom the coid
water WJppiyto a$iowyou to move
the refrigerator out from the wail
severai feet (approximately 3 coils
of “1/4-inchcopper tubing that mea-

sure at least 10 inches in diameter).

AdjustableKMWS,which enabie
you to move your refrigerator away
from the waii for cleaning, are

iocated behind the base griiie.
These roliers shouid be set sothat
the refrigerator isfirmiy positioned
cmthe fioor andthe front is raised
just enough that the doors close
easiiy when opened about haifway.

Speciaiiy designed door hinges iift

both doors siightiy when opened.
The force of gravity then heips

ciosethe doors automatically.

Toadjust rollers, remove the base
griiie by grasping it at the bottom
and puiiing it straight out.

Turnroller adjustingscrewsciock-
wise to raise refrigerator, counter­clockwise to lower it. l.he adjustable
wrench (3/811hexhead boit) orpiiers.

When adjusting front roiiers for

proper door ciosure, it is recorn-

mendecithat the bottom front edge

of the cabinet be approximately

5/8 inch from the fioor.

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FREEZER

C INITIAL SETTING

E COLDEST

‘N’T’ALSETT’NG 5

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TEMPERATURECONTROLS

Youwon’t find an “energy saver”
switch on this refrigerator.

Warmliquid from the refrigerator’s
condenserisautomatically circulated
aroundthe front edge ofthe freezer
compartment to help keepmoisture
from forming cmthe outside of the
refrigerator during humid weather,

Many refrigerators use special
electric heaters.This refrigeratc}r
needs none.That’swhy there is no
“energy saver” switch...there’s no
need for it.

Your refrigerator hastwo controls
that let you regulate the tempera­ture in the fresh food and freezer

compadments.

set the FRESH FOOD
control at 5 and the FREEZER
control at c.

or colder or warmer temperatures,

adjustthe desired compartment con-

tr6i one letter or number at atime.

initially setting Or

V%’hen them, afk?w24 hours
for the to or
@ve’ncwt.

Note: Turningthefreshfood

to“(x+” Mm+ off BOTH Comparb
!mmts—fmsllfoodAND freezer.

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643+.atnight

...you maywant to turn the lettered
control one stepcolder, asfrom “C”
to “D” Cooler temperatures in the
house maycausethe freezer con­trols to operate lessfrequently,

thus allowing the freezer compart­ment to warmsomewhat.Toprotect
your frozen food supply, leave your
Letteredsetting atthis co!dersetting
for the entire winter orfor whatever
period of time you are turning down

your thermostat. This is especially

important when the thermostat is

turned down for anextended period.
This change should haveno

effect on your fresh food section.

However, if freezing occurs, turn
the numbered control one step
warmer, asfrom “5” to “4.”

When you stop turning the thermo­statdown, turn temperature controls
backto their regular settings.

His not necessaryto defrost the

freezer orfresh food compartments.
Yourrefrigerator is designed and
equipped to defrost itself
automatically.

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